Football Preview: Peoria Lions vs. Normal West Wildcats
The Peoria Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Normal West Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Peoria knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Normal West likes a good challenge.
Peoria is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Manual at home to the tune of 86-12 on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Rams are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Normal West entered their contest against Bloomington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Normal West had to suffer through a 48-16 loss at the hands of Bloomington.
Peoria's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Normal West, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Everything went Peoria's way against Normal West in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Peoria made off with a 62-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peoria since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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